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Kentish Gazette, June 24, 1977

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record since it started over

90 years ago was fined £50 by
magistrates at Canterbury.

Charles Hewitt Ltd, of 5a’

Rhodaus Town, admitted one
of its lorries transmitted

excess axle weight and had
an excess gross wei‘ t on the
A28 at Hersden on ebruary
22 .

The firm's driver, Cyril
Birch, of 26 Sweechgate.
Broad Oak, admitted the
same offences.

Both "were granted abso-
lute discharges for the axle
‘weight offence. The firm was
fined for the gross weight
offence and ordered to pay
£10 costs and the driver was
fined £15 for the same
offence.
. Mr_Maurice Braga said the
‘lorry was stopped and
weighed in a routine check.

- 'The second axle weight
was 17 tons 19-'54 cwt, an
overload/ of 9% cwt. The
gross wei ht was 11 tons 11
cwt, 15c overthe limit.

Mr George Cotton. for

both. said the firm was
scrupulously careful and
warned its drivers of the
dangers of overloading.

‘It was paid. on an hourly
basis and there was no
advantage in overloading.

The company was" estab-

'Iis _¢,~in 1885 and had no
pr . is convictions.

8

,mary School

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4‘:

After living in Bridge all
his life, 67-year-old Mr
Cy '1 Prickett. the friendly
vil age shopkeeper at .26
High Street for over 30
years, has retired.

Mr Prickett went to the
old Church of England Pri-
in Patrix-

' Mrs Sylvia. Pricltett and her husband Cyril, retiring

bourne Road and for two
years, from the age of 12,
he worked as a Saturday
boy at his present shop,
which then had ‘its own
bakery. ‘ --

He also did gardening in
the-district for 4d an hour.
He later joined the fire ser-

from their shop in Bridge High Street.

a

vice and then the Auxiliary
Fire Service. in which he
served during the war. _
In'1944, he bought the
shop in Bridge where he

' first started work as a

schoolboy and has

_ remained there ever since.

A keen gardener. Mr
Prickett won many prizes

Disabled

service

The 24th annual service
for the disabled will be
held at 3.15 pm at Canter-
bury Cathedral on Sunday.

All physically handicap-
ped are invited to attend

the service. followed by
entertainment by the
King's School Military

Band in the Water Tower
Garden. The Lions Club.
Round Table and other
friends of the group will
provide tea.

The address will be
given by the Dean. the
Very Rev Victor de Waal.

- and lessons will he read by

Mr O. A. Denly, founder of

the Disabled Drivers‘
Association. and Mr
Donald Campbell. its
national chairman,

Many disabled will

travel to the service from
all parts of the south. The
Mayor. Cllr Mrs Margaret
Scott-Knight. will lead the
association's officers into
the Nave after being.wel-
comed by the Dean. "

Friendly village sliopkeeper goes

for flowers and vegetabl
in the Bridge and Distri

, Horticultural» Sncie
shows and hel ed 1.‘ Lth
as —verger a St is etei

Church, later succeedii
him. ,
. As a member of the V
lage Hall Manageme
Committee he arrang~
the hall lettings and I
some years was a memb
of the Parish Council.

He married his wii
Sylvia. at St Mary
Church. Bishopsbourne.
1939 and they have thr
married daughters. 0
lives at I-loath. one at -P<
Bottom and one at Rarc
gate. There are six gran
children.

A cheque

At a meeting in the v
lage hall last Tuesday, ll
Prickett was present:
with a cheque_ by Cllr M
Olive Knight, chairman
the committee, wl
expressed its‘ appreciatig
of his work and o<
wishes for his retire!» All
Ramsgate. ‘.

Other tributes can
from the Vicar. Canw
Colin Perry. Cllr Mrs ME
garet Young, Parish C01.‘
cilvice-chairman. and M
Diane Upton», Matron ;
The Close, who present
gifts on behalf of the re
dents. '

. Taking ov,e_r','at 26 Hit

.Street._. is 'MrflBernai
Price, whose family used

keep.a shop in Bridge son
yearns...-ago_ _